Do you, or does someone close to you, have an artificial eye, but have nobody to talk to who understands? It’s a common experience. Losing an eye and then adjusting to life with an artificial eye aren’t the sort of
The recent ArtEyes Summer picnic in Kings Park was a great success. We estimated between 60 to 70 people came along representing all ages. It was not long ago people with eye loss hid themselves away for six weeks before
Your surgeon will put a conformer shell in your eye socket during surgery. These days it is often a fully painted up temporary eye. If you don’t put a hole or holes all the way through these conformers, a vaccuum
We have just had our peer support training day with psychologist Michael Tunnecliffe. About fifteen people of all ages completed the one day course to qualify as foundation members of our peer support team. I learnt that peer support is
We’ve got a new little three door hatch for the office. Most people assume that smaller cars are easier to drive and park. I know I did. Well was I in for a surprise. For a tiny little thing it
If you have an artificial eye you should be nervous about tissues. No, it’s not that they sometimes shed fibre – which they do. Kleenex are terrible. Scotties used to be the best. Now I rely on generic brands because
I’ve just arrived back from a week long clinic in East Timor. I was quite shell shocked when I arrived there. The logistical difficulties of setting up the clinic were immense. It really pays, if you are considering doing a
We had an email this week from someone with a damaged blind eye. She had several concerns about having the eye removed and being fitted with an artificial eye. The first question was about how noticable the artificial eye would
I had the great pleasure of enjoying a breakfast with a wonderful group of people last Sunday. We came together to put together the foundations for a mind map to illustrate the journey people may go through when they are
Will I still be attractive? Will any one want to marry me? Thes are some of the major worries that people have when they lose an eye. It is understandable that people feel that way. Any sudden change in
